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SalaryAn exciting opportunity is open to undertake Apprenticeship training, to become a Nursing Associate in partnership with one of our local universities.
This is a 2 year developmental role. As an apprentice you will work towards progression into the post of Nursing Associate, through successful completion of the Nursing Associate training programme, which includes the attainment of a level 5 Foundation Degree equivalent qualification. The Nursing Associate apprenticeship combines both academic and work-based learning.
Apprentices will attend university for theory, and will complete work based learning in their clinical workplace. They will also experience working in alternative settings on spoke placements, to fulfill all the requirements of the programme, and registration will be with the NMC.
The job description attached lists the main duties of the role in detail however, in order to be considered for this opportunityyou must be able to evidence the following when submitting your application.
- GCSEs Grade A*-C or 4-9 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 in Maths and English
- 32 UCAS points from study at level 3 (A levels, Diploma as part of an apprenticeship or stand alone or BTEC qualification)
- You must have relevant 12 months experience in care.
You must sendcopies of your certificates and your division of preference/service lineto Claire Collister(before the closing date). Original copies of certificates are required to be validated at interview.
Please note you can only apply for 1 division, the divisions we are recruiting for are the following;
- Mental Health - all services
- Secure Care - all services
- Community - services as below
- Children's School Health Service
- District Nursing (Liverpool & Knowsley)
- Walk in Centres (Liverpool)
- Treatment Rooms (Liverpool & Knowsley)
- Bladder & Bowel (Paediatric)
- ICRAS (Urgent Care)
- Longmoor House
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
We call this continuous improvement in quality and cost, ‘striving for perfect care’. Our aim is to play a full part in the health and social care economies we serve, by promoting and driving greater integration between mental and physical health and social care.
Our clinical services are provided across a large part of the North West.
This post will involve delivering 24 hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year care. Successful applicants will be required to work acrossall shift patterns.
Only those candidates who provide an application form, their division and service line preference and evidence of qualifications by the deadline will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.
All Internal applications must be supported by the line manager and a letter of support will need to be sent to Claire Collister.
Divisional Information is attached to help with your choice.
PLEASE NOTE - IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON A VISA, YOU NEED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE UK FOR 3 YEARS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS COURSE
